This paper presents an initiative, FORMADIS, aiming at producing a critical mass of quality courses and thus, contributing to the dissemination of good practices in ODL. A competitive call has been ... [more ▼]

This paper presents an initiative, FORMADIS, aiming at producing a critical mass of quality courses and thus, contributing to the dissemination of good practices in ODL. A competitive call has been launched in 2001 and 2002 to select 23 projects to be closely coached and turned into on-line active courses. The teachers, by working on their own course with the support of instructional, technical and graphic specialists move from a traditional way of considering their course to a more open view of what it could be. Applying the principles of isomorphism and transfer, the teacher training program in pedagogy, partly on line and partly face to face, helps in the different stages of development of the course. As anticipated, this setting appears to be an effective way to provide continuing education to teachers. The produced courses illustrate the diversity of implemented strategies and the added-value due to ODL. Over 40 activities have been described and analysed, according to the “7 teaching/learning paradigms” model. [less ▲]

This paper intends to identify some success factors in the issues of course development and management of change in ODL in Belgium. We will give an overview of the tools and methods for staff support at ... [more ▼]

This paper intends to identify some success factors in the issues of course development and management of change in ODL in Belgium. We will give an overview of the tools and methods for staff support at the University of Liège. Based on four years of experience, we will describe that support and highlight the type of training that appears to be efficient. We hope this clarification could help other universities or training organisations make their decisions in terms of staff support and training towards the development of ODL. [less ▲]

in Proceedings of WebNet World Conference on the WWW and Internet 2000 (2000)

On-line activities (case studies, peer assessment and distance training) proposed in a course to graduate students are described and evaluated as examples of quality enhancement. The impact on students ... [more ▼]

On-line activities (case studies, peer assessment and distance training) proposed in a course to graduate students are described and evaluated as examples of quality enhancement. The impact on students performances, the level of competencies they develop, the role of tutors and the changing relationship student-tutor-course are highlighted. [less ▲]